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As a writer and a participant in next month's Nanowrimo, I speak for all authors when I say,
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It's EIGHT days away-- not even that, since Sunday is more than halfway over, and traditionally the writing starts at midnight on the 1st.
FFFFFFFFFFFFF.
Now, on to other things.
Nanowrimo.org's come out with their participant banners for this year, and I chose this one:
Mostly because I appreciate the randomness of the sock. What does noveling have to do with socks, or socks with noveling? EVERYTHING. (or maybe nothing. Writers are a weird bunch.)
Links (and re-linking some important links for People Who Missed Them):
Limyaael's Fantasy Rants: Not just a list of Things to Think About while worldbuilding, but essays on how to think about them, and how to avoid cliche's (or at least freshen them up a bit). Even if you're not doing fantasy, they're terrifically interesting reads and good mind-fodder leading up to the massive creative drain that is Nano.
Write or Die: Every Nanoer needs someone to crack the whip once in awhile, and WoD does that and more. You can check out how it works in the about section, but basically it's this: you plug in a word count or time goal, hit GO, and the program tracks your keystrokes. If you stop typing, after awhile one of the consequences pops up-- either there's a gentle reminder for you to keep writing pretty please, a horrendously annoying sound, or your words start deleting themselves, depending on what punishment you picked. Remember, Nano is about QUANTITY, not QUALITY. Polishing is for NaNoEdMmo in March.
The Most Important Noveling Tools Ever from the Office of Letters and Light blog: I could do without the guitar pick and fingerless gloves, but Nora's got a good idea there with the Novel Bible-- check out her instructions, and then get yourself your own nifty notebook (mine's a grid-sheet moleskin soft cover because I am spoiled). Get some sticky notes too, and some stickers (for inside and out). You'll also need paperclips. The notebook, when in use, should look as busy and vital as possible, thick and bulging with extra notes written on napkins and scraps on paper, taped or paperclipped in. Shove some grocery lists in there too, for the look of it.
50 Tools To Help You In Writing: Fifty is sort of a lot, but I like to read one or two (but no more) of lists like these before I start writing so I can keep my story structure in mind while I write.
Also Check Out The three-act story and Monomyth ramblings in the post below this one.
NOW I AM BECOME JAYDEE, NOVELLER OF WORLDS...
fffffffffffff.
It's EIGHT days away-- not even that, since Sunday is more than halfway over, and traditionally the writing starts at midnight on the 1st.
FFFFFFFFFFFFF.
Now, on to other things.
Nanowrimo.org's come out with their participant banners for this year, and I chose this one:
Mostly because I appreciate the randomness of the sock. What does noveling have to do with socks, or socks with noveling? EVERYTHING. (or maybe nothing. Writers are a weird bunch.)
Links (and re-linking some important links for People Who Missed Them):
Limyaael's Fantasy Rants: Not just a list of Things to Think About while worldbuilding, but essays on how to think about them, and how to avoid cliche's (or at least freshen them up a bit). Even if you're not doing fantasy, they're terrifically interesting reads and good mind-fodder leading up to the massive creative drain that is Nano.
Write or Die: Every Nanoer needs someone to crack the whip once in awhile, and WoD does that and more. You can check out how it works in the about section, but basically it's this: you plug in a word count or time goal, hit GO, and the program tracks your keystrokes. If you stop typing, after awhile one of the consequences pops up-- either there's a gentle reminder for you to keep writing pretty please, a horrendously annoying sound, or your words start deleting themselves, depending on what punishment you picked. Remember, Nano is about QUANTITY, not QUALITY. Polishing is for NaNoEdMmo in March.
The Most Important Noveling Tools Ever from the Office of Letters and Light blog: I could do without the guitar pick and fingerless gloves, but Nora's got a good idea there with the Novel Bible-- check out her instructions, and then get yourself your own nifty notebook (mine's a grid-sheet moleskin soft cover because I am spoiled). Get some sticky notes too, and some stickers (for inside and out). You'll also need paperclips. The notebook, when in use, should look as busy and vital as possible, thick and bulging with extra notes written on napkins and scraps on paper, taped or paperclipped in. Shove some grocery lists in there too, for the look of it.
50 Tools To Help You In Writing: Fifty is sort of a lot, but I like to read one or two (but no more) of lists like these before I start writing so I can keep my story structure in mind while I write.
Also Check Out The three-act story and Monomyth ramblings in the post below this one.
NOW I AM BECOME JAYDEE, NOVELLER OF WORLDS...